Full-backs with the Best Potential in Premiership

The highest-potential full-backs in Premiership, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Meghoma of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.3, and M. Emmanuel has been the form player this season, grading 47.9, and J. Tavernier leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Emmanuel has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while J. Richardson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Emmanuel of Motherwell is the most valuable name in this group at 17.8.

J. Richardson+13.9RTG

ST Mirren · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

M. Emmanuel+44.1SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Meghoma Full-back	Rangers	20	24209.1%	5215.8%
2	Luca Stephenson Full-back	Dundee Utd	22	1647.6%	521%
3	M. Emmanuel Full-back	Motherwell	25	481160.5%	5123.3%
4	W. Ferry Full-back	Dundee Utd	25	3024.9%	506.7%
5	F. Lissah Full-back	Falkirk	21	34	49
6	Colby Donovan Full-back	Celtic	19	9	47
7	T. Rommens Full-back	Rangers	23	1264.9%	4623.3%
8	M. Frame Full-back	Aberdeen	20	9	46
9	V. Ševelj Full-back	Dundee Utd	25	2748.5%	4510.5%
10	K. Adams Full-back	Falkirk	24	26	45
11	I. Samuels Full-back	Dundee	23	184350%	4519.5%
12	A. Jensen Full-back	Aberdeen	24	1946.4%	4414.4%
13	L. McCann Full-back	Falkirk	26	24	43
14	D. Naamo Full-back	Dundee Utd	21	8	43
15	M. Steinwender Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	26	4048%	4336%
16	L. Scales Full-back	Celtic	27	405.9%	4312%
17	J. Richardson Full-back	ST Mirren	25	1339.4%	4249.8%
18	D. Thompson Full-back	Kilmarnock	26	28300%	411.2%
19	M. Schjønning-Larsen Full-back	Kilmarnock	25	10	40
20	D. Sterling Full-back	Rangers	26	1239.6%	3910.6%
21	A. Montgomery Full-back	Livingston	24	6530%	393.2%
22	M. Aarons Full-back	Rangers	26	101600%	3840%
23	K. Tierney Full-back	Celtic	29	36624.5%	3539.7%
24	J. Koutroumbis Full-back	Motherwell	28	29525.5%	325.3%
25	J. Brown Full-back	Kilmarnock	28	1324.9%	3022.1%
26	D. John Full-back	ST Mirren	31	1991.8%	2413%
27	S. Kingsley Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	32	24235.2%	199.6%
28	S. Tanser Full-back	ST Mirren	31	949.7%	1935.1%
29	J. Tavernier Full-back	Rangers	34	3229.6%	1732.6%
30	C. Robertson Full-back	Dundee	32	91.1%	1727%
31	S. O'Donnell Full-back	Motherwell	34	39113.1%	1622.2%
32	G. Shinnie Full-back	Aberdeen	35	2634%	1344%
33	C. Montaño Full-back	Livingston	34	1235.6%	1331.9%